Arab Studies, Minor College of Letters & Science
The Arab Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary minor that allows students to learn about the pre-modern and modern history, cultures, societies, and diasporas of Arabic-speaking peoples of West Asia and North Africa as well as other users of Arabic. The Arab Studies Minor is open to undergraduates in all four colleges.
Minor Advisor
Consult the Middle East/South Asia Studies Advisor in 1287 Social Science & Humanities, 530-752-3576, or at Middle East/South Asia Studies.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MSA 100 | Middle East & South Asia: Comparative Perspectives | 4 |
| MSA 180 | Topics in Middle East & South Asian Studies | 4 |
| HIS 193A | History of the Modern Middle East, 1750-1914 | 4 |
| or HIS 193B | History of the Modern Middle East, From 1914 | |
| MSA 181C | Topics in Regional ME/SA Studies: Arab Studies | 4 |
| or MSA 182C | Undergraduate Proseminar in Middle East/South Asia: Arab Studies Seminar | |
| Core Course List | ||
| Choose additional electives from the Core Course list: | 4-15 | |
| No more than one lower division course can be counted toward the minor requirements. | ||
| Great Cities of Arab Middle East & South Asia | ||
| Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings | ||
| A Story for a Life: The Arabian Nights | ||
| Themes in the Arabic Novel | ||
| Women & Islamic Discourses | ||
| Topics in Regional ME/SA Studies: Arab Studies | ||
| Undergraduate Proseminar in Middle East/South Asia: Arab Studies Seminar | ||
| Peoples of the Middle East | ||
| Elementary Arabic 1 | ||
or ARB 001A | Accelerated Intensive Elementary Arabic | |
| Elementary Arabic 2 | ||
| Elementary Arabic 3 | ||
| Intermediate Arabic 21 | ||
| Intermediate Arabic 22 | ||
| Intermediate Arabic 23 | ||
| Advanced Arabic | ||
| Advanced Arabic | ||
| Advanced Arabic | ||
| Directed Group Study | ||
| The Islamic City | ||
| Literatures of the Islamic World | ||
| Classical Literatures of the Islamic World 600-1900 | ||
| Literatures of the Modern Middle East | ||
| Introduction to the Middle East | ||
| Undergraduate Proseminar in History: Muslim Societies | ||
| History of Jews in the Muslim World | ||
| History of Modern North Africa, 1800 to the Present | ||
| Middle Eastern History I: The Rise of Islam, 600-1000 | ||
| Middle Eastern History II: The Age of the Crusades, 1001-1400 | ||
| Middle Eastern History III: The Ottomans, 1401-1730 | ||
| History of the Modern Middle East, 1750-1914 | ||
| History of the Modern Middle East, From 1914 | ||
| International Politics of the Middle East | ||
| The Arab-Israeli Conflict | ||
| Introduction to Islam | ||
| The Qur'an & Its Interpretation | ||
| Introduction to Islamic Thought | ||
| Modern Islam | ||
| Introduction to Islamic Law | ||
| Social Life of Islam | ||
| Gender in the Arab World | ||
WMS 185 | (Discontinued) | |
| With prior consultation with an advisor, students can petition in advance the Program Committee to accept other elective courses toward the minor program if the content is 50% or more on the Arab World. | ||
| With prior consultation with an advisor, students can petition in advance the Program Committee to accept more than 4 units of MSA 181C and/or MSA 182C towards the minor program. | ||
| Total Units | 20-31 | |